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A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR W. 25TH CORRIDOR PRESENTATION TO:
THE GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATIONS PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AUGUST 10, 2021
PREPARED BY
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MEETING AGENDA 1
PROJECT HISTORY
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WHO WE ARE
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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
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PURPOSE
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WHAT WE HEARD
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ZONING REVIEW AND POLICY
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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN
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BRT DEVELOPMENT
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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS
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PROJECT HISTORY
PROJECT HISTORY
BRT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING & DESIGN 25 CONNECTS
INITIAL BRT REPORT
BRT CONSTRUCTION
WE ARE HERE
2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
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WHO WE ARE
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WHO WE ARE
PRINCIPAL,
PROJECT MANAGER
SENIOR PRINCIPAL
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
PROJECT DIRECTOR
CRAIG SKLENAR, AICP
RALPH DENISCO
LEAD
ROBERTA DUARTE
JACINDA WALKER
DAVID JURCA
AREKO CONSULTING
DESIGNEXPLORR
DAVID DIXON, FAIA
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
URBAN DESIGNER
PRINCIPAL, PBS CLIENT
STREET TEAM LEADER
STREET TEAM LEADER
RHONDA BELL, ENV SP
AICHA LAKHSSASS
SOLUTIONS
DIANE HOWARD
SONIA MATIS
BRETT SHERMAN
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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS › City of Cleveland
› Greater Cleveland Partnership
› Metrohealth Systems
› Northeast Ohio - Hispanic Center for Ecnomic Development
› Bike Cleveland
› Ward 14 Council Representative Jasmin Santana › Sixth City + Cycles
› Cleveland Lutheran Hospital
› Cleveland Pubic Theatre
› Metro West
› The Young Latino Network
› Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
› Cleveland Metroparks
› Esperanza
› Land Studio
› Ohio City
› Platform Beer Co.
› Cuyahoga County, OH
› Ohio Department of Transportation
› Cleveland Public Library
› Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)
› Detroit Shoreway › Old Brooklyn - Cleveland
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› Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
› Tremont West Development Corporation
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PURPOSE
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THE PURPOSE IS TO PREPARE THE W. 25TH STREET CORRIDOR FOR DESIGN OF AN FTA ELIGIBLE BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT THAT PRESERVES THE CORRIDOR FOR TRANSIT AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS OF TOD WITH THE AID OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, CDC’S, AND THE DIVERSE POPULATION RESIDING ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
TREMONT
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PLAN COMPONENTS BRT DEVELOPMENT
MARKET & FINANCE PLAN
1. Ridership 2. Operations 3. Parking 4. Biking & Pedestrians
1. Market Conditions 2. Finance Toolkit
ZONING REVIEW & POLICY
WHAT WE HEARD
1. Zoning Review 2. Zoning Recommendations
• Approval Process • Zoning/Design Regulations
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1. Outreach - involve entire population 2. Design preferences of customers and the population 3. Safety
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WHAT WE HEARD
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WHAT WE HEARD TARGETS & RESULTS TARGETS 2,200 ITEMS TO DISTRIBUTE 440 PARTICIPANTS TO INVOLVE 21 EVENTS (7 PER PHASE) TO ORGANIZE 44,000 IMPRESSIONS TO COLLECT
RESULTS 2,500 DISTRIBUTED ITEMS 772 INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS 22 ORGANIZED EVENTS 65,387 COLLECTED IMPRESSIONS
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We distributed 2,500 items
to reach 5% of the entire corridor
Bilingual postards Neighborhood flyers
Bus shelter handouts
We held
Mobile tours Las Dos Fronteras event
seven for
Latinx events
21 events,
each phase
User Experience (UX) walks Stakeholder Virtual Mtgs
We engaged 772
Public Virtual Mtgs
Youth Focus Group
participants which is 332 more people than we planned
Station Design Survey 2.0
BRT Priorities Survey 1.0
Mobile tours
Stakeholder Virtual Mtgs Ethnographic interviews
Las Dos Fronteras event User Experience (UX) walks
Youth Focus Group Public Virtual Mtgs
Social media ads We got 65k impressions, Website Email Campaigns from all around Latinx events
User Experience (UX) walks
Stakeholder Virtual Mtgs Public Virtual Mtgs Las Dos Fronteras event Mobile tours Ethnographic interviews Youth Focus Group
the corridor
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WHAT WE HEARD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT RESULTS
1 TRANSIT
2 USE AND BUILT FORM
› Prioritize comfort and reliability
› Collaborate with local retail to better serve riders.
› Provide culturally relevant identity and service
› Focus on affordability and cultural identity.
› Improve safety by design.
› Remove barriers for equitable access.
3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4 PARKS AND RECREATION
› Create TOD with actions to address displacement.
› Implement programs to welcome community members.
› Support local businesses eager to grow.
› Provide more green spaces of different sizes.
› Target investments to increase street level activities.
› Integrate design features to serve all mobility needs.
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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN
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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN
OHIO CITY
COLUMBUS ROAD
OBJECTIVES
TREMONT
› Update existing market conditions reports ASTRUP AWNING
› Identify three unique development geographic areas along corridor › Create a specific toolkit of TOD financing tools to be used as a guide for future development projects
CLARK-FULTON
CLARK-FULTON
BROOKLYN-CENTRE
OLD BROOKLYN
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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
1 FINANCIAL PROGRAMS
2 COORDINATING COUNCIL
› Establish a program to help individuals purchase lower cost homes in Clark Fulton and Brooklyn Centre.
› Establish a Near Westside coordinating council of Community Development Corporations.
3 FUNDING
4 CLEARINGHOUSE
› Create a funding mechanism to assist in financing TOD developments along the 25Connects corridor.
› Establish a clearinghouse within the City of Cleveland, Department of Economic Development with access to all current and applicable public sector incentives available for TOD.
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ZONING REVIEW & POLICY
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ZONING REVIEW & POLICY
TOD CONTRIBUTING BUILT FORM
KEY FINDINGS › Identify barriers to TOD : • Zoning Code
TWO-PART MIXED USE BUILDING
THREE-PART MIXED USE BUILDING
CIVIC BUILDING
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOD
• Review of application process for development • Examine variances issued along corridor (2015-2019) INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
ONE-STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING
RESIDENTIAL INSPIRED BUILDING
VACANT LOT
NON TOD CONTRIBUTING BUILT FORM
STRIP MALL
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AUTO-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL BUILDING
AUTO RELATED USE
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ZONING REVIEW & POLICY APPROVAL PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS
1 EARLY CONSULTATION
2 SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS
ZONING/DESIGN REGULATION RECOMMENDATIONS
1 DEVELOP A NEW TOD OVERLAY
2 STREAMLINE THE CONDITIONAL USES
3 BE CLEAR ABOUT DENSITY
4 ELIMINATE ALLEY CLOSURES AND PRIORITIZE ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS
5 PROVIDE WIGGLE ROOM FOR SETBACKS
6 CONCENTRATE RETAIL AREAS
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BRT DEVELOPMENT
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BRT DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
› Achieved FTA guideway requirements › Recommended ROW segments that are peak hour and 24/7 dedicated bus lanes
41%% 35 59%% 65
› Identified areas along the corridor where width constraints require decisions on vehicle traffic versus BRT operations › Recommended increasing the building setbacks to protect the ROW, support BRT Station locations, and create better walkability.
24/7 PEAK HOUR
FRANKLIN
JAY
LORAIN
CHATHAM GEHRING
MONROE
SWIFT
OPPORTUNITY INTEGRATION WITH IRISHTOWN BEND
POTTER
VEGA BARBER
ERIN SEYMOUR
WALTON
CLARK
HOLMDEN
MEYER
MH/SACKETT
OPPORTUNITY 24/7 GUIDEWAY
HIGHLY CONSTRAINED
SOUTHPOINT
MH/TROWBRIDGE
MARVIN
OPPORTUNITY ROADWAY WIDENING
DAISY
MAPLEDALE
ARCHWOOD
DENISON
WILDLIFE WAY
BROADVIEW
OPPORTUNITY 24/7 GUIDEWAY
DETROIT/SUPERIOR
27/7 VS PEAK HOUR DEDICATED LANES
OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS - BRT GUIDEWAYS PROPOSED BRT BUS STOPS NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE SOUTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE
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EXISTING BUS STOPS/NOT PART OF BRT NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND
BRT GUIDEWAYS 24/7 DEDICATED LANES PEAK HOUR DEDICATED LANES
0
0.25
0.5MILE
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BRT DEVELOPMENT PARKING
100% 80% 60%
25% 66%
73%
79%
57%
75%
58%
66%
71% 75%
40%
DETROIT/SUPERIOR
FRANKLIN
AM PM Franklin
JAY
PM Clark
LORAIN
AM
CHATHAM
29%
GEHRING
MONROE
SWIFT
34%
64%
POTTER
VEGA BARBER
ERIN SEYMOUR
WALTON
HOLMDEN
MEYER
MH/SACKETT
42%
AM PM MetroHealth Occupied Vacant
SOUTHPOINT
MH/TROWBRIDGE
AM PM Denison
DAISY
AM PM Broadview
25%
CLARK
21%
MAPLEDALE
WILDLIFE WAY
BROADVIEW
OCCUPIED VACANT
ARCHWOOD
0%
PARKING UTILIZATION
27%
MARVIN
34%
DENISON
20%
43%
36%
BRT STATION PRIORITY AREAS AND PARKING UTILIZATION PROPOSED BRT BUS STOPS NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE SOUTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE
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EXISTING BUS STOPS/NOT PART OF BRT NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND
BRT GUIDEWAYS 24/7 DEDICATED LANES PEAK HOUR DEDICATED LANES
0
0.25
0.5MILE
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BRT DEVELOPMENT 5 BRT STATION TYPOLOGIES
EXAMPLE OF A STATION TYPOLOGY FOR 25CONNECTS : PREFERRED STATION 5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE
Amentiy zone
16’ MIXED ZONE
BOARDING AREA 2’ SHELTER OFFSET 60’ ARTICULATED BUS
40’ BUS 65’ TRANSIT STOP
4 OTHER TYPOLOGIES
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REGULAR STATION
CONSTRAINED STATION
NARROW STATION
CYCLE TRACK STATION
SPECIAL STATION
*recently upgraded
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BRT DEVELOPMENT TOD ASSUMPTIONS
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› Parking Requirements • 1 stall per unit maximum • 0.15 stall per unit visitor parking • No parking required for ground floor or retail under 25,000 sqft › Local market opportunity considerations • Density • Affordability • Displacement Mitigation • Typologies of Housing › BRT OPERATIONS • Platform Placement • Setbacks that might be required in certain areas
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BRT DEVELOPMENT TOD BUILDING TYPOLOGIES 10’ 10’ 10’
10’
10’
10’
10’
15’
12’
0’
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30
10’
10’
10’
25’
10’
10’
10’
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60
TOWNHOMES
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
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60
MIXED-USE (RETAIL + RESIDENTIAL)
10’ 12’
10’ 10’
12’
10’
12’
10’
10’
12’
10’
15’
10’ 12’
10’
15’
0’
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25’
STACKED FLATS AUGUST 10 TH, 2021
40
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60 40’
OFFICE BUILDING
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BRT DEVELOPMENT 278 UNITS
BROADVIEW STATION CONCEPT
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33 SPACES
88 UNITS
DENISON STATION CONCEPT
RESIDENTIAL RETAIL OFFICE ABOVE-GROUND GARAGE BELOW-GROUND GARAGE
128 SPACES
62 UNITS
48 SPACES
METROHEALTH STATION CONCEPT
155 UNITS
CLARK STATION CONCEPT
181 SPACES
389 UNITS
921 SPACES
FRANKLIN STATION CONCEPT
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921 SPACES
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TYPE 4: OFFICE BUILDING TYPE 5: MIXED-USE (RET.+RES.) TYPE 6: MIXED-USE (RET.+OFF.+RES.)
PARKING TOD PROJECT BRT STATION
RIVER
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BRT DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR TREE ALIGNMENT GROUNDFLOOR RETAIL
5 FT TO 10FT SETBACK INSERT STREET TREES WHERE POSSIBLE
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AREA FOR SIDEWALKS
URBAN LIGHTING
AND CAFES
PROPOSED IRISHTOWN BEND PARK
PROPOSED FRANKLIN BRT NORTHBOUND STOP
BRT GUIDEWAY PROTECTED BIKE LANE
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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS
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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS
Formalize a new development review process along transit priority corridors (City of Cleveland and GCRTA)
Initiate updates to the zoning code and land use planning policy to support TOD along the corridor (City of Cleveland)
Develop an Equitable TOD playbook that will highlight ways to mitigate displacement while supporting new development within the corridor. (City of Cleveland & GCRTA)
Identify existing proposed development applications that might benefit from review by GCRTA along the W. 25 Street Corridor (City of Cleveland and GCRTA)
Continue dialog with community on transit, housing and economic development needs. (GCRTA) › Facilitate community consensus as details on BRT design and implementation are developed
Initiate the Preliminary Engineering work for the MetroHealth BRT. (GCRTA)
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FTA Small Starts Initiation (GCRTA)
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THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
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4 ADDITIONAL STATION TYPLOGOES REGULAR STATION
NARROW STATION
5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE
5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE PRIVATE PROPERTY Amentiy zone
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Amentiy zone
2’ SHELTER OFFSET
10’ MIXED ZONE
13’ 8’ MIXED ZONE
BOARDING AREA
2’ SHELTER OFFSET
60’ ARTICULATED BUS
60’ ARTICULATED BUS
40’ BUS
40’ BUS
65’ TRANSIT STOP
65’ TRANSIT STOP
CONSTRAINED STATION
CYCLE TRACK STATION
PRIVATE PROPERTY
5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE
SIDEWALK DOES NOT MEET 96’’ X 60’’ PERDENDICULAR CLEAR BOARDING AREA ADA CODE 810.2.2
5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE SINGLE 6’ OR BI-DIRECTIONAL 12’ CYCLE TRACK
Amentiy zone
6’ MIXED ZONE
BRIDGE WALL
BOARDING AREA
TURNING SPACE
2’ SHELTER OFFSET 60’ ARTICULATED BUS
60’ ARTICULATED BUS
40’ BUS
40’ BUS
45’ TRANSIT STOP
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BOARDING AREA
65’ TRANSIT STOP
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